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Röströmssjön

northern clear oligotrophic deep lake · 64°N
Real lakereal shorelinemeasured max depth 20 m10 species on recordsources & method
clarity 8.1 mmax depth 20 mpH 6.7oligotrophicstatus goodgravel road

Character of the water

Röströmssjön lies in the cold north — a northern clear oligotrophic deep lake. The water is crystal-clear and the fish skittish in the sharp light.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

Large and deep (20 m): a central basin ringed by drop-offs and shallow bays around the edges — varied bottom with many spots to read.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Röströmssjön FVOF. Day permit ~120 kr · annual permit ~600 kr.

  • Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
  • Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
  • Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Röströmssjön

perch predatory fish
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
bream coarse fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
Bream lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.
pike predatory fish
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
grayling fish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
Grayling moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
id fish
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
Id moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
burbot bottom fish
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.
roach coarse fish
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.
trout salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water trout picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
Arctic char salmonids
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
In the clear water Arctic char picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.
whitefish whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

Fishing Röströmssjön

perch, pike and grayling sit at the top of the food chain in Röströmssjön, carried by bream, id and roach. The clearer water makes the fish wary — and rewards a careful presentation.

Whoever fishes Röströmssjön regularly builds something of their own: a log of what took, where and when. That's how the water gives up its patterns — cast by cast, never all at once.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

  • Clear water makes fish light-shy — dawn, dusk and night are usually best.
  • In deep, oxygenated lakes the predators seek cool depth in summer, shallower in spring and autumn.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches
  1. 1Kjell Olofssonid38 cm
  2. 2Erik Sjöbergtrout31 cm
  3. 3Anna Vainiotrout30 cm
  4. 4Andreas Häggwhitefish29 cm
  5. 5Jonas Webergrayling24 cm
  6. 6Lars Lindqvistperch18 cm
Species records here
id38 cmKjell Olofsson
trout31 cmErik Sjöberg
whitefish29 cmAndreas Hägg
grayling24 cmJonas Weber
perch18 cmLars Lindqvist
The same water, for real